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Tennessee Vs. Georgia Final Score: Bulldogs Earn First SEC Win 57-53 Over Vols In Overtime

Mark Fox's Georgia Bulldogs earns their first SEC conference win of the season by outlasting the Tennessee Volunteers 57-53 in overtime.

Gerald Robinson hit a driving lay up with just 13.2 seconds left in the game to tie the game at 46-46. After Tennessee's game winning attempt missed the game headed into overtime where Georgia outscored the Volunteers 11-7 in the extra frame. Robinson led the Bulldogs with 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Donte Williams and Nemanja Djurisic scored 11 points each.

Trae Golden scored 16 points to lead Tennessee. Jeronne Maymon added 12 points and eight boards while freshman Jarnell Stokes came off the bench to add 11 points and seven rebounds.

This game was essentially decided at the free throw line where Georgia made 11-15 attempts and Tennessee was just 7-14 from the charity stripe.

For more on this game Georgia fans should head on over to Dawg Sports and Tennessee fans should check out Rocky Top Talk. For more news and analysis on College Basketball be sure to check out SB Nation's College Basketball page.

Photographs by coka_koehler used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.